Arsenal would be willing to let Alexis Sanchez leave the club but would rather he joined Paris Saint-Germain than Manchester City, says Paul Merson.

Sanchez, who will miss Arsenal's opening Premier League match of the season against Leicester on Friday after suffering an abdominal strain in training, has been reportedly linked with a move away from the Emirates during the summer transfer window, with PSG and Manchester City potential suitors.

"They are not worried about the money because they aren't the ones getting it. It's not like they are going to sell him for £50m and take £200 of everybody's season tickets because we've sold our best player.

The Chile international will miss Arsenal's season opener against Leicester

"The problem if he does stay is that he's only staying for six months really. After six months he can sign for another team and if you watched Sanchez towards the end of the season he was getting very frustrated. He was showing his frustrations and it didn't look good.

"Why hasn't he just said I'm staying for one more season?

"He's going to be good enough this season to get a contract elsewhere. Some players rush into deals because they think they have to go to avoid getting found out. That's not Sanchez though, he's world class."